REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC
AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 15 February 2011, it purchased for cancellation 700,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3002 pence per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,396,192,813.
A C N Kemp
Company Secretary
16 February 2011